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J. H. MEYER. emma. APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 1913.

1,168,533. Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

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This invention relates to an improvement in the operatingmechanism fora cream sep-` arator 'and the principal objectof the invention is to so construct the operatingy r f 11g.,1.- his drivingshatt carries a gear 24 mechanism that it ymaybe operated by a belt drive or by a hand crank.

Another yobject kot the invention'is to so construct the operatingmechanism that the hand crank and belty drive may be operated withouty turning theone which is not being used.I y

Another object of the invention is to pro:` vide an improved type of clutch `for permitting the independent motion of the belt drive and hand driven device.' n

wW ith these and other objects in view this invention consists of certain,novelfcombia nations, constructions and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter iully described and claimed` f This invention isy illustrated in the accompanying"drawing,` wherein: n

Figure 1' is a view showing the casing in Vertical section to show the manner of mounting the interior operating mechanism. Fig. 2 is a section taken at right angles of that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of the clutch at the lower end of the vertical shaft.y Fig. t is a perspective view ot' the lower section of the clutch shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the clutch shown in Fig. 4. Fig. ,6 is a perspective view of the upper section of the clutch shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a view of the clutch section shown inr Fig. 6.

This invention comprises a casing 10 provided with the supporting feet 11 and divided into upperand lower chambers by means of the horizontal partition 12. A horizontal driving. shaft 13 is mounted in the` lower compartment with its end portions passingthrough the bearings 14, and itsy central portionpassing through thek supporting block 15. A beveled gear wheel 16 is mounted upon the shaft 13 ybetween the block 15 and one of the bearings 14, and a pulley wheel 17 is mounted upon the upper Specification of Letters Patent,y f. patiente@ Jtae18ll6 end portion of fthe'shatt 18 so that a driving` 1,

belt ymay be used to turntheshattl; f

- A second beveled'gear wheel 18is mounted Lupon a shaft 19 supported by the block 2O and bearing 21. lThis shaft 19 is rotatably mounted y,and haskk one end extending ythrough the casing `10y so that a handle 22 kmay be connected'with the shaft 19, thus permitting vthe gearlS to beirotated by man` ual power. A- vertical driving shaft23 eXm ero tends through the .upper andlower cham,

bersgof the casing and has its ends j'ournaled 1n the blocksl andf20, as clearly shown in meshing'with'the `gear25 oi the supporting mechanism mounted kin the housing26. This mechanismfis of the kind usually used vin rotary separators, and since it does not form part of this invention it is not necessary to i. illustrate the same.

Upper and lower clutches are carried by the vertical shaft23 and are so constructed that the upper one will operate when the handle 22 is rotated, and the lower one will operate when the shaft 13 is rotated. These clutches are constructed ina similar manner and therefore a description of one is suiiicient for both. kEach of these clutchescomprise a stationary member 27 which is held in rigid connection with the shaft 23 by means of the pin 28 andthe rotary member 29 which is freely rotated uponthe shaft held in a desired position by means ot the collar 30., The stationary member 27 is provided with a plurality of pockets 31 sloping from the face of the stationary member and terminating in abutment faces so that' the pawls B2 which are pivotally mounted within the pockets 83 of the rotary member may normally engage the abutment wall of the pockets 31, thus causing the shaft to rotate when the rotary member is turned in the proper direction. The springs 34 yielda'bly hold pawls in the position shown in Fig. 3, but permit the pawls to ride out of the pocketswhen the rotary member is turned to the left in Fig. 3, without causing the shaft 23 to. rotate. From an inspection of F ig. 1, it will be seen that the pawls in the upper and lower clutches face in opposite directions,

thus causing the shaft 23 to he turned in theand 18st) that rotary lmotionWill trans-57VV yirreal Wheel 18 will rotate thefrotary section;

of the upper clutch, thus Causing the shaft 23 to be turned toward the right ofjthis iigure, and transmit motion from the gear 21 to the supporting mechanism. vV'hile the handle 22 is being turned the stationary member of theflower clutch Will turniavvay from ythe pivoted end of the clutehinthe rotary member of the" lower clutch, thus-preventing the rotary vr'member from turning with the stationary member. Itk the 1nachineiis'to be'op'erated by the belt drive, the belt is Vplaced around the Wheel 'V17 and when .the shaftrotates the gear Wheel 16 Will causeJ therotary `member ofthe clutch to turn to- `rvard the right in Fig. 1" and turn theshaft 23 L in the 4`same direction in which it turned when the handle 23 Was turned. yWhen the yshaft 13 lisro'tated thek vpatvls of' the' upper clutehwvil-lf slide out of the pockets ofthe rotary member Without'turning thel'rotary member.

An operating meelia'nism for a separator' has thus been provided Which will allow the kSeparator to be operated either by manual operation or by a belt drive Without the two moving at the same time.

.What is claimed, is

'ln a device ot' the class described, the combination With a supporting body, and a shaft rotatably carried by said body, clutches c'arried by Said shaft adjacent each end thereof, each clutch comprising a tixedly secured member and a rotary member, each of said rotary members provided with -abeveled gear, lpavvls carriedfby saidrotary members and adapted to engage'saidgxed members, e

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